Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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