Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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