Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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