Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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