Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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