Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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