Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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