Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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