Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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