Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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