Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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