Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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