Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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