Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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