Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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