Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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