Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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