Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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