Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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