Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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