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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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