Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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