Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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