Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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