Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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