Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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