Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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