Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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