Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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