Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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