Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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