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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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