Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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