Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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