Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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