Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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