Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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