Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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