Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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