Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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