Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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