Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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