Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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