Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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