Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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