Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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