Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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