Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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