Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models 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 deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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