Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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