Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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