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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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