Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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