Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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