Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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