Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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