Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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