Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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