Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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