Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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