Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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