Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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