Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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