Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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