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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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