Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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