Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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