Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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