Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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