Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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