Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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