Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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