Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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