Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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