Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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