Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies 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 stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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