Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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