Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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