Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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