Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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