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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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