Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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