Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses For Credit