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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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