Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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