Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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