Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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