Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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