Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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