Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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