Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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