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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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