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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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