Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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