Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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