Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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