Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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