Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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