Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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