Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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