Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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