Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For College Credit