Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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