Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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