Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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