Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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