Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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