Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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