Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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