Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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