Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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