Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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