Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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