Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education