Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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