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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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