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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? Managers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the barriers associated with MOOCs and open education resources. For more details please visit this Open Education website.

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