Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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