Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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