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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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