Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology