Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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