Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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