Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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