Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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