Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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