Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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