Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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