Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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