Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources