Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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