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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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