Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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