Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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