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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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