Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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