Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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