Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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