Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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