Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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