Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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