Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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