Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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