Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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