Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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