Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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