Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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