Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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