Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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