Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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