Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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