Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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