Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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