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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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