Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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