Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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