Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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