Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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