Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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