Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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