Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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