Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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