Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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