Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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