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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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