Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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