Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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