Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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