Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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