Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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