Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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