Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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