Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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