Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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