Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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