Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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