Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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