Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses 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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