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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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