Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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