Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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