Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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