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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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