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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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