Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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