Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the 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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