Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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