Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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