Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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