Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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