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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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