Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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