Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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