Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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