Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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