Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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