Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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