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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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