Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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