Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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