Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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