Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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