Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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