Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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