Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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