Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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