Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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