Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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