Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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