Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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