Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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