Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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