Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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