Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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