Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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