Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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