Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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