Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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