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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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