Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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