Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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