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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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