Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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