Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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