Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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