Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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