Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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