Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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