Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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