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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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