Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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