Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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