Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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