Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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