Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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