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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses