Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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