Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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