Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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