Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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