Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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