Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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