Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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