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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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