Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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