Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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