Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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