Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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