Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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