Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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