Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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