Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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