Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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