Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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