Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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