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 advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? 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 MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers 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 provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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