Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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