Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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