Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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