Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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