Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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