Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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