Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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