Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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