Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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