Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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