Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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