Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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