Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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