Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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