Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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