Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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