Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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