Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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