Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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