Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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