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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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