Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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