Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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