Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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