Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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