Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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