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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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