Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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