Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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