Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important 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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