Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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