Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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