Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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