Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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