Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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