Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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