Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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