Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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