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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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