Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors 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 massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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