Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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