Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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