Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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