Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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