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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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