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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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