Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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