Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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