Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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