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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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