Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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