Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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