Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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