Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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