Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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