Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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