Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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