Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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