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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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