Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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