Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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