Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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