Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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