Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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