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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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