Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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