Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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