Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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