Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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