Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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