Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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