Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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