Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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