Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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