Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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