Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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