Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational