Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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