Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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