Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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