Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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