Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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