Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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