Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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