Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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