Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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