Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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