Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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