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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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