Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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