Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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