Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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