Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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