Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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