Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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