Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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