Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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