Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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