Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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