Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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