Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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