Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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