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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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