Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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