Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major 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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