Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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