Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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