Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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