Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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