Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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