Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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