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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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