Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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