Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates 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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