Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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