Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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