Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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