Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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