Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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