Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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