Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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