Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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