Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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