Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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