Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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