Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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