Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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