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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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