Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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