Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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