Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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