Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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