Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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