Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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