Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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