Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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