Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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