Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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