Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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