Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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