Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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