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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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