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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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