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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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