Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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