Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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