Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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