Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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