Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify 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 optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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