Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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