Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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