Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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