Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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