Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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