Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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