Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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