Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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