Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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