Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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