Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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