Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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