Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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