Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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