Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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