Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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