Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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