Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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