Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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