Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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