Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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