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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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