Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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