Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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