Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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