Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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