Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education