Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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