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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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