Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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