Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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