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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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