Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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