Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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