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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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