Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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