Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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