Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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