Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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