Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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