Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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