Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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