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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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