Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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