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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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