Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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