Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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