Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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