Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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