Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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