Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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