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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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