Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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