Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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