Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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