Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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