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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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