Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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