Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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