Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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