Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education