Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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