Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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