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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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