Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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