Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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