Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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