Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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