Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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