Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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