Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the 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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