Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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