Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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