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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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