Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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