Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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