Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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