Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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