Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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