Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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