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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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