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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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