Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not 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 topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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