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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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