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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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