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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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