Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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