Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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