Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major 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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