Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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