Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education