Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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