Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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