Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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