Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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