Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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