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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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