Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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