Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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