Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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