Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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