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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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