Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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