Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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