Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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