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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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