Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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